Rebecca Sugar, Julia Pott, Sofía Alexander Lead Focus On Women In Animation At Pixelatl 2020
“Even though the industry is overflowing with female talent, it is not always highlighted,” says Pixelatl artistic director Christian Bermejo.
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Walt Disney Company Posts First Quarterly Loss In Almost 20 Years
On the upside, the Disney+ streaming service has passed 60 million subscribers in less than nine months.
ViacomCBS Is Dusting Off Vintage Shows As Part Of Its New Adult Animation Strategy
The company’s reboot strategy will be led by Fox and Marvel veteran Grant Gish.
Hiroshima At 75: Five Ways In Which Animation Has Depicted The Bomb
Animation stayed away from the subject for decades — then started showing it from all angles.
Cartoon Network Told Rebecca Sugar Not To Speak Publicly About Queer Themes In ‘Steven Universe’
Sugar was warned that if she spoke, “the show will be pulled from a lot of countries and that may mean the end of the show.”
Jon Favreau’s ‘Gnomes & Goblins’ Among Animated VR Titles Premiering At Venice
The festival is taking place in real life (September 2–12), but the vr works will only be accessible online.
Here’s The Biggest Animation News You Missed In July
The pains of remote working, the rise of Skydance, and the muted return of the box office…
Blizzard Staff Protest Pay Gaps By Sharing Salaries Anonymously
Pay at the game developer reportedly ranges from $30 million to almost minimum wage.
The Best Animation Instagrams Of The Week: The Art And Craft Of Stop-Motion
Clay, needle felt, trail mix — it all comes alive in these eye-catching accounts.
Democrats And Republicans Spar Via Animation For CNN’s New Political Ad Campaign
CNN is animating its election coverage.
‘Bob’s Burgers’ Creator Loren Bouchard: We Aren’t Doing ‘Enough’ On Gender Imbalance
The renewed attention on the race of voice actors may prompt a reevaluation of gender in casting, too.
2020 Primetime Emmy Nominations: ‘The Simpsons’ Lead A Conservative Pack Of Animation Nominees
Voters have played it safe. Again.
2020 Daytime Emmys: ‘Elena Of Avalor,’ ‘Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure’ Top Animation Categories
Meanwhile, songwriter Alan Menken became the 16th person to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
The Best Animation Instagrams Of The Week: A Look At Storyboard Artists
If you think about it, Instagram posts look a lot like storyboard panels.
Watch The Trailer For ‘Mr. Miao,’ China’s Answer To ‘Princess Mononoke’
The feature hits newly reopened Chinese cinemas on July 31.
‘Animal Crackers’ Debuts On Netflix After Three Years Of Distribution Hell
Lawsuits, bankruptcies, Weinstein: “Animal Crackers” faced them all.
Platige Image’s Trailer For ‘Hyper Scape’ Looks More Exciting Than Most CG Feature Trailers
To find the freshest approaches in commercial cg animation, it pays to look beyond theatrical animation.
Industry Legend Dan Haskett Speaks About The Cultural ‘Disrespect’ On The Original ‘Mulan’ Production
Two hours of real talk from the iconic Dan Haskett.
Disney Researchers Have Developed An AI Facial Recognition Tool For Animated Characters
The Content Genome could help in-house artists, as well as serving “business intelligence.”
Exclusive Short Film Premiere: ‘Q’ by Roberto Biadi
Quentin Tarantino goes on a wild ride in Roberto Biadi’s new short.
